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— English words —

• lavabo n. (Christianity) A ritual involving the washing of one’s hands at a church’s offertory before handling…
• lavabo n. (Christianity) The small towel used to dry the priest’s hands following the ritual.
• lavabo n. A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual.
• lavabo n. (Architecture) A trough used for washing at some medieval monasteries.
• lavabo n. (Humorous, euphemistic) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Catalan
  • lavabo n. Lavabo, washbasin, sink.
  • lavabo n. Toilet.
  • lavabo n. (Metonymically) bathroom.
• Luxembourgish
  • Lavabo n. Washbasin, sink.
• Norman
  • lavabo n. (Jersey) washbasin.
• Serbo-croatian
  • lavabo n. Sink, washbasin.
  • lavabo n. Lavabo.
• Turkish
  • lavabo n. Washbasin.
  • lavabo n. (Euphemistic) toilet.
• Vietnamese
  • la-va-bô n. (Dated) washbasin.

— English word, defined in French —

• lavabo n. (Construction) (Par plaisanterie) (Par euphémisme) Toilettes, w.-c. (pièce destinée à faire ses besoins).

— In German —

• Lavabo S. Liturgisches Waschen der Hände eines Priesters in der heiligen Messe.
• Lavabo S. Zum unter [1] beschriebenen Händewaschen verwendetes Waschbecken…
• Lavabo S. Schweizerisch: sanitäre Anlage zum Waschen; Waschbecken.

— In Dutch —

• lavabo n. (Religie) (rooms-katholiek) gebed door de priester met een…
• lavabo n. Meubel of plaats in een gebouw met voorzieningen om zich te wassen.
• lavabo n. (Bouwkunde) (historisch) nis voor een wasbekken in middeleeuwse gebouwen.
• lavabo n. (Historisch) waskom om handen te wassen.
• lavabo n. (Religie) (rooms-katholiek) kom of kan voor de rituele handwassing…

— In French —

• lavabo n.m. (Liturgie) Prière que le prêtre dit en lavant ses doigts…
• lavabo n.m. (Par métonymie) Vasque destinée aux ablutions du prêtre officiant.
• lavabo n.m. (Ordinairement) Dispositif mobile garni d’une cuvette et…
• lavabo n.m. (Par métonymie) Pièce où est fixée cette sorte de cuvette.
• lavabo n.m. (Par extension) (Souvent au pluriel) Cabinet d’aisances…

— In Spanish —

• lavabo s. Pila dedicada al aseo de la parte superior del cuerpo.
• lavabo s. Habitación destinada al aseo personal.

— In Portuguese —

• lavabo s. (Liturgia) oração que o sacerdote reza ao lavar os dedos durante a missa.
• lavabo s. Lavatório fixo em uma parede, para fim higiênico.
• lavabo s. Local em que se encontram desses lavatórios.

— In Italian —

• lavabo s. Definizione mancante; se vuoi, [lavabo aggiungila] tu.

41 English words from 15 English definitions

and Architecture bathroom before Christianity church Dated defecation dry euphemistic following for handling hands Humorous involving Jersey Lavabo lavatory medieval Metonymically monasteries offertory one particularly priest ritual room sink small some the the␣one toilet towel trough urination used used␣to washbasin washing

36 English words from 20 foreign definitions

ablutions Anlage aux Cabinet Construction cuvette del der desses Dispositif dit door een est extension faire kan lavabo lavant Local met missa mobile nis officiant Par para parte personal Pila que rooms ses sorte superior Toilettes

78 foreign words from 20 foreign definitions

aisances aseo beschriebenen besoins Bouwkunde cette cuerpo dedicada dedos Definizione de␣la destinada destinée doigts durante eines encontram euphémisme faire␣ses␣besoins fim fixée fixo garni gebed gebouw gebouwen Habitación Hände handen Händewaschen heiligen higiênico historisch katholiek kom lavar Lavatório Liturgia Liturgie Liturgisches mancante Messe métonymie Meubel oração Ordinairement parede Par␣extension pièce plaats plaisanterie pluriel prêtre Prière priester Priesters Religie reza rooms-katholiek sacerdote sanitäre Schweizerisch Souvent uma une unter Vasque verwendetes voor voorzieningen vuoi wasbekken Waschbecken Waschen waskom wassen zich zum

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

lavabos lavaboes lava␣bomb lava␣bombs

15 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

abo Abo ABO Åbo A/B/O ava Ava AVA 'ava lav LAV lava Lava vab VAB

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ava Ava AVA 'ava aval oba OBA Oba. val Val

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

lavabos

3 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

balao Labov vobla

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